Table 2a  Philippine Exports by Commodity Group
          January to November 2008 and 2007
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity                                                                     2008    |      2007     |  Growth
                                                                           Jan-Nov p  |     Jan-Nov   |    Rate
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      Total Exports                                                   46,331,959,085    45,983,821,328      0.76

Total Agro-Based Products                                              2,532,760,169     2,069,587,733     22.38
   Agro-Based Products                                                 1,966,794,920     1,591,442,861     23.59
      Coconut Products                                                 1,247,114,736       821,144,177     51.88
         Copra                                                                     a                 a        -
         Coconut Oil                                                     963,213,660       626,386,673     53.77
         Desiccated Coconut                                              220,142,859       147,988,669     48.76
         Copra Meal/Cake                                                  54,957,406        37,633,147     46.03
         Others                                                            8,800,811         9,135,688     (3.67)
      Sugar and Products                                                  69,160,662        86,981,366    (20.49)
         Centrifugal & Refined                                            58,171,206        77,022,819    (24.48)
         Molasses                                                          8,517,041         5,435,502     56.69
         Others                                                            2,472,415         4,523,045    (45.34)
      Fruits and Vegetables                                              650,519,522       683,317,318     (4.80)
         Canned Pineapple                                                116,327,559       108,953,580      6.77
         Pineapple Juice                                                  29,608,903        28,644,486      3.37
         Pineapple Concentrates                                           23,897,925        32,566,763    (26.62)
         Bananas                                                         361,321,107       367,871,936     (1.78)
         Mangoes                                                          18,278,586        22,177,237    (17.58)
         Others                                                          101,085,442       123,103,316    (17.89)
   Other Agro-Based Products                                             565,965,249       478,144,872     18.37
         Fish, Fresh or Preserved Of Which: Shrimps & Prawns             285,757,286       266,076,606      7.40
         Coffee, Raw, not Roasted                                             39,577            57,600    (31.29)
         Abaca Fibers                                                     20,230,468        14,119,433     43.28
         Tobacco Unmanufactured                                           59,641,971        37,491,006     59.08
         Natural Rubber                                                   48,814,263        38,458,356     26.93
         Ramie Fibers, Raw or Roasted                                              a                 a        -
         Seaweeds, Dried                                                  24,256,160        19,257,106     25.96
         Rice                                                                701,120           533,461     31.43
         Others                                                          126,524,404       102,151,304     23.86
Forest Products                                                           31,546,293        32,872,944     (4.04)
         Logs                                                                 38,146            12,000    217.88
         Lumber                                                           11,259,635        14,278,569    (21.14)
         Plywood                                                          17,853,957        14,692,863     21.51
         Veneer Sheets/Corestocks                                          1,618,834         3,302,155    (50.98)
         Others                                                              775,721           587,357     32.07
Mineral Products                                                       2,382,693,841     2,315,074,968      2.92
         Copper Concentrates                                             123,689,032       121,762,077      1.58
         Copper Metal                                                  1,256,068,613     1,111,645,863     12.99
         Gold                                                            100,695,844        79,108,476     27.29
         Iron Ore Agglomerates                                           108,215,593       157,197,738    (31.16)
         Chromium Ore                                                     11,520,244         7,291,419     58.00
         Nickel                                                               28,610                 a        -
         Others                                                          782,475,905       838,069,395     (6.63)
Petroleum Products                                                     1,225,539,514       937,963,197     30.66
Manufactures                                                          38,739,387,882    39,366,002,132     (1.59)
         Electronic Products                                          27,172,554,747    28,538,643,942     (4.79)
            Components/Devices (Semiconductors)                       20,107,646,051    21,719,773,298     (7.42)
            Electronic Data Processing                                 4,942,994,388     4,998,695,864     (1.11)
            Office Equipment                                             297,819,149       308,293,348     (3.40)
            Consumer Electronics                                         446,023,367       525,127,554    (15.06)
            Telecommunication                                            255,723,590       112,822,526    126.66
            Communication/Radar                                          278,317,372       254,412,160      9.40
            Control and Instrumentation                                   49,198,725        36,081,752     36.35
            Medical/Industrial Instrumentation                            29,893,705        29,307,945      2.00
            Automotive Electronics                                       764,938,400       554,129,495     38.04
         Other Electronics                                             1,321,817,755     1,039,056,605     27.21
         Garments                                                      1,788,870,972     2,119,271,421    (15.59)
         Textile Yarns/Fabrics                                           183,150,384       186,463,493     (1.78)
         Footwear                                                         28,905,985        27,708,954      4.32
         Travel Goods and Handbags                                        89,936,075        98,928,733     (9.09)
         Wood Manufactures                                               849,729,860       715,674,233     18.73
         Furniture & Fixtures                                            208,114,008       220,269,680     (5.52)
         Chemicals                                                     1,042,214,100       923,740,099     12.83
         Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures                               199,139,857       194,651,811      2.31
         Machinery & Transport Equipment                               1,970,728,897     1,694,676,480     16.29
         Processed food and Beverages                                    883,692,251       668,011,722     32.29
         Iron & Steel                                                    251,964,930       229,680,034      9.70
         Baby Carr., Toys, Games and sporting goods                      132,148,353       139,970,835     (5.59)
         Basketwork, Wickerwork & Other Articles of Plaiting Materials    39,237,932        51,328,788    (23.56)
         Misc.Manufactured Articles, n.e.s.                              308,002,185       313,181,330     (1.65)
         Others                                                        2,269,179,591     2,204,743,972      2.92
Special Transactions                                                   1,420,031,386     1,262,320,354     12.49
Re-export                                                                594,466,620       576,674,819      3.09
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Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Notes:   a  - No export data
         -  - No growth rate
         p  - Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding

Page last updated:  January 13, 2009
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